US-RPB-ms.91.19 Guide to the Arlan Ralph Coolidge papers 1929-1986 Finding aid prepared by Staff. Brown University Library 2010 January 25
Box ABrown UniversityProvidence, RI 02912Tel: 401-863-2162Fax: 401-863-1272E-mail: rock@brown.edu
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Box A, John Hay LibraryProvidence, RI 02912Tel: 401-863-2146E-mail: hay@brown.edu
 Coolidge, Arlan Ralph, 1902- Arlan Ralph Coolidge papers 1929-1986 Coolidge (Arlan Ralph) papers Approx. 200 item(s) Includes music Coolidge composed and collected. Also includes concert programs and notes relating to music and musical programs. Ms. 91.19 Biographical note

Arlan Ralph Coolidge was a music scholar, especially interested in American music of 19th and 20th centuries. He graduated from Brown University in 1924 and was a member of the Brown Faculty from 1930 to 1950. He prepared a study of Francis H. Brown (1818-1891).

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Arlan Ralph Coolidge papers, Ms. 91.19, Brown University Library.

Includes music Coolidge composed and collected. Also includes concert programs and notes relating to music and musical programs.

Arranged in one series.

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1 1 24 examination booklets1858

Booklets are in numbered and chronological order containing a record of items concerning music in the "Providence Daily Journal", 1858 and items from the "Dwight Journal of Music".

1 2 27 examination booklets1859

Booklets are in numbered and chronological order containing a record of items concerning music in the "Providence Daily Journal", 1859.

 1 3 32 examination booklets1858-1859

Booklets are in numbered and chronological order containing a record of items concerning music in the "Providence Directory", 1859 and the "Providence Daily Post", 1858-1859.

 2 1 26 examination booklets1860

Booklets are in numbered and chronological order containing a record of items concerning music in the "Providence Daily Journal", 1860.

 2 2 24 examination booklets1861

Booklets are in numbered and chronological order containing a record of items concerning music in the "Providence Daily Journal", 1861.

 2 3 21 examination booklets1862

Booklets are in numbered and chronological order containing a record of items concerning music in the "Providence Daily Journal", 1862.

 3 1 Manuscriptsundated 2 items 3 2 Music in Rhode Islandundated 15 items 3 2 Notebooksundated 2 items

These items are unfoldered.

 3 2 1968 report on R.I. governor's school1968

This item is unfoldered.

 3 3 Muscians: broadsidesundated 19 items 3 4 Muscians: clippingsundated 2 items 3 5 Miscellaneous itemsundated 4 items 3 5 Scrapbooks of programs and clippings1929-1930

These items are unfoldered.

 3 5 Photograph of Paul Whitman et al.undated

This item is unfoldered.

 4x 1 Untitled sheet music in ARC's handundated 4x 2 Sheet music in various handsundated

Includes Harrigan (Cohan); Sonata in Dmin (Hitchcock); untitled (anon); Violin Sonata (Hitchcock); Dom: Entomihi (Hiller); Melody (Gardner), with correspondence; Composition for flute, soprano, double bass, percussion (Curran).